NCJ Number
32709
Date Published
1976
Length
1639 pages
Annotation
A MASSIVE COLLECTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF DEFENSE SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS BY LEGAL AID SOCIETIES, PUBLIC DEFENDER ASSOCIATIONS, AND COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL.
Abstract
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: SCOPE OF SERVICES, ELIBIGILITY, AND RECOUPMENT; THE MIXED SYSTEM AND THE ASSIGNED COUNSEL SYSTEM; DEFENDER SYSTEM STRUCTURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DEFENDER SYSTEMS; BUDGET, WORKLOAD, AND PERSONNEL NEEDS FOR DEFENDER OFFICES; AND THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S ROLE IN DIVERSION AND PLEA BARGAINING. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE A MODEL DEFENDER ACT OF THE NATIONAL STUDY COMMISSION OF DEFENSE SERVICES AND A STATE BY STATE COMPILATION OF DEFENDER AND ASSIGNED COUNSEL STATUTES.